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Cuba jails two dissident artists for nine, five years
Cuba jails two dissident artists for nine, five years
by  AFP

A Cuban court has sentenced two artists critical of the communist state to nine and five years in prison, officials said Friday, the latest in a string of heavy penalties doled out to government dissenters.

Government, protesters no closer on Day 12 of fuel price revolt
Government, protesters no closer on Day 12 of fuel price revolt
by  AFP

Ecuador's government and Indigenous protesters accused each other of intransigence Friday as thousands gathered for a 12th day of a fuel price revolt that has claimed six lives and injured dozens. After the most violent day of the campaign so far -- with police firing tear gas to disperse thousands storming Congress -- the government accused protesters of shunning a peaceful outcome.

US passes first major gun bill in decades
US passes first major gun bill in decades
by  AFP

US lawmakers broke a decades-long stalemate on firearms control Friday, passing the first major safety regulations in almost 30 years, less than 24 hours after the Supreme Court bolstered the right to bear arms.

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